In the conference hall of Yamashiro, a country in Aki Koku, a Maori home town, Sanyo Province, the fire pond crackled with pine branches that had just sprouted and had been cut down, and a faint smell of pine oil filled the hall.

At this time, Maori Yuan, whose face was a little pale, was stretching his hands on the fire to warm up, and around him, there were Maori Takamoto, Kita Kankatsu, Shido Hiroshi and others from the Maori family, and everyone was pointing on a sand table with a length and width of four or five meters.

This sand table is based on the original Luo family Luo family in the Luo family of the fine work sent out of the information sent by the sacrifice of death, after using it, the Mao Li family found that its role is indeed very good, the only pity is that the original sent about the Luo family called the "sand table" of the information of the few fine works, were later captured and beheaded by the Luo family.

These people are not only familiar with mining, but also familiar with exploration, in the notes of their ancestors, there is a lot of local exploration information in Shanyang Road, so they will be based on the handwriting of their ancestors and the actual situation, the mountains and rivers of this Shanyang Road are included in this sand table.

Looking at the retainers sitting in front of the sand table, Mao Li Yuan suddenly felt a little sad, since the First Battle in Itsukushima, the retainers of the Mao Li family have been decreasing day by day, and the culprit of this result is naturally the Luo family, what makes Mao Li Yuan feel even more helpless is that with Gui Yuancheng being captured by the Luo family in the "assassination" incident before, plus the third son Kobayakawa Takajing, who has been imprisoned in the Luo family, the Mao Li family already has two generals in the hands of the Luo family.

Therefore, if it is said that Maori Yuan does not hate the Luo family. It's impossible. But even so. Maori Yuan will not continue to take the initiative to provoke the Luo family because of this, after all, compared to the Luo family, the Maori family is too weak.

And this time, the reason why Maori Yuan opposed the Luo family was mainly for two reasons.

For one thing, as his body became weaker and weaker (even in February in this early spring, he even had to burn a fire pit to keep warm), Maori Yuan knew it. His time was running out (in history, although the Mori Yuan had expended a lot of energy to support the growth of the Mori family, at least after the First World War of Itsukushima, the Mori family seemed much smoother, so that the Mori Yuan was able to save more energy and eventually have a longer life. In this historical time and space, it was because of the sudden appearance of the Luo family, and the continuous attack on the living space of the Maori family, which made Maori Yuan lose a lot of energy in advance in order to support the survival of the Maori family. It's time to run out of oil and run out of lights. What's even more tragic is that the original history of the cure of his illness Qu Naase Michizo belongs to the Luo family. He did not come to heal him in this historical time and space, so this accelerated the weakening of the Maori Yuan even more.)

Seeing that his time was short, Mori Yuan naturally began to secretly choose the heir of the family governor, and among his many sons, only the eldest son Mori Takamoto, the second son Yoshikawa Motoharu, and the third son Kobayakawa Takakei could enter his eyes, and these three were all born in the main room, so they were also suitable candidates for the succession to the position of the family governor.

Compared with the three, although the eldest son is also good, he seems a little weak in character, and now in the face of the Luo family's step-by-step pressing, such a character is not suitable for inheriting the position of the family governor, but is suitable for the Maori family governor who is growing up and stable around. However, if he is not allowed to inherit the position of the governor, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the ministers in the family, after all, according to family custom, the eldest son of the Maori family has always been the heir to the governor.

As for the second son, Yoshikawa Motoharu, he is indeed very good at martial arts, and he is a general who goes out into battle, but since his right arm is crippled, his personality has become more and more rough, so in Maori Yuan's opinion, the second son is only suitable for being the left arm and right arm of the governor, but he is not suitable for inheriting the position of the governor.

The last third son, Kobayakawa Takakei, is not only good at martial arts, but also tough enough in the decision of key matters, so this son is the most suitable candidate to inherit the position of family governor in Maori Yuan's heart.

It is a pity that if the third son is selected as the successor of the family governor, not only will everyone in the family and the second son have objections, but more importantly, the third son is still in the hands of the Luo family, and with the current relationship between the Maori family and the Luo family, it is almost impossible to redeem the third son.

In desperation, after some careful consideration, Mao Liyuan finally decided to choose his son-in-law as the heir to the family governor. But if his son-in-law Maori Longyuan inherits the family governor, with his character, it will be difficult to resist the invasion of the Luo family after his death, so Maori Yuan decided to pave the way for his sister-in-law Maori Longyuan before his death.

And this back road is also another main reason why Mao Li Yuan is currently provoking the Luo family, and as for the so-called back road, it is the Nizi family.

Judging from the information transmitted back by the Maori family's hidden in the Nizi family, the governor of the Nizi family, Niko Haruhisa, is also sick like him, but compared to the two, at least Maori Yuan can still participate in the affairs of the family by himself, and it is rumored that Niko Haruhisa is so sick at this time that he can't even take care of government affairs.

Therefore, in Maori Yuan's opinion, although the Niko family was still attacking the Maori family at the border at this time, so that Maori Yuan had to send his second son, Yoshikawa Motoharu, to guard the border in person, but this was all because of the support of the Luo family at this time, and the support of Niko Haruhisa.

Once Niko Haruhisa, who is the pillar of the Niko family, falls ill and dies, then with the ability of Niko Yoshihisa, the son of Niko Haruhisa at this time, it is categorically impossible to control the Niko family, and at this time, it is the opportunity of the Maori family.

Yes, the so-called back road of the Maori family in Maori Yuan's heart is the territory of the Nizi family, and after getting the territory of the Nizi family, the Maori family will have access to the sea, so that the Luo family cannot block the salt supply and trade routes of the Maori family, and at the same time, they can also obtain the silver mines of Izumo Province and even Iwami Province, as well as a large area of territory, which makes the Maori family have the confidence to confront the Luo family.

It was precisely because of this plan that when the Luo family invaded the country of Bigo and even the coastal areas of southern China like lightning, Maori Yuan would secretly withdraw all the local resources and troops to the area of Aki under the guise of concessions. Secretly prepare for the lightning attack on Niko's house in the future.

At this time, the reason why Mao Liyuan instigated the homeless people, the rebels, and even the temples, shrines, and local wealthy clans in the Beihou Kingdom, Bei China, and even the entire Sanyang Province region to oppose the Luo family. In order to conceal his true purpose. The Luo family focused their attention on Bigo Province and other places.

As for this, this will lead to the power of the Mori family in Bigo Kingdom, Bei China and other regions to be greatly dealt a blow to the Luo family, and has never been greatly weakened, so as a result, Mori Yuan has long been prepared, and even he is ready for his third son Kobayakawa Takakei and the important minister Gui Yuancheng to be killed by the Luo family because of this.

As stated in the Ming State Book, "If you lose the east, you will reap the mulberry", since even the Maori family is fully committed to maintaining its power in these areas. It will also fail in the invasion of the Luo family, so it is better to completely incite these areas and become a transition zone between the Maori family and the Luo family's sphere of influence, which is better than letting the Luo family's power come directly to the border of the Maori family.

And the reason why Mao Li Yuan made such a big sacrifice is because, in his opinion, the Kyushu Eagle Luo Shi Zhengliang is a very powerful future-seeker, Mao Li Yuan thinks that in his life, this Kyushu Eagle at this time is the most difficult to deal with. In order to keep him from paying attention to his true goal, he had no choice but to make this sacrifice.

Of course. Mao Li Yuan did not think of taking the initiative to surrender to the Luo family, but with the Mao Li family's previous understanding of the Luo family's law. If the Maori family submits to the Luo family, it is very likely that they will be forcibly transferred to a barren place like Shikoku by the Luo family, just like the Shimazu family.

For such an ending, if Maori Yuan was still healthy, he might still think about it, after all, he could completely lie dormant like he did when he treated the main family, the Ouchi family, and secretly develop his power again on the side, and still waiting for the opportunity to rise again. However, seeing that he had little time left, and that the main family was the Kyushu Eagle Roshi Masayo, who was on a par with him in resourcefulness, he thought that he could not wait for the day when the Maori family would rise again.

In this case, why don't you take this opportunity and give it an all-out fight? It was precisely for this purpose that Maori Yuan fully incited the forces of Sanyang Province and even other regions to oppose the Luo family. However, even though Maori Yuan has gone all out now, there are still some wealthy families who are not stupid.

Among them, the Zhuang family in China is the most prominent, and the governor of the family, Zhuang Weizi, originally promised to join forces in China to resist the Luo family under the tandem of the Maori family, but in the past two days, the news suddenly came back from Bei China, and Zhuang Weizi actually wanted to break his promise.

After thinking of this, Mao Li Yuan immediately asked Mao Li Longyuan:

"Taro, what is Zhuang Weizi's attitude towards us?"

After hearing this, Mao Li Longyuan also looked a little angry, and there was no follow-up to the promised thing, which made him feel extremely humiliated when he reached a cooperation agreement with Zhuang Weizi as a messenger, but after listening to his father's question, he could only reply: "Father, Zhuang Weizi's attitude has changed greatly, not only has he not responded, but he doesn't even want to have a face, and it is difficult to see him." ”

Mao Liyuan frowned slightly, once the other wealthy families in China clearly knew the attitude of Zhuang Weizi, would it cause more wealthy families to break their previous promises? After thinking of this, Mao Liyuan immediately continued to ask: "So what is the attitude of Zhuang Weizi's sister-in-law, Zhuang Gaozi?" And the troop movement of Matsuyama Castle? ”

"Zhuang Gaozi's attitude is also very ambiguous, I heard some people in his family say that Zhuang Weizi's father and son had some conflicts because of this incident, and these people also revealed a secret, saying that the envoy of the Luo family seems to be in Songshan City."

"Oh?" Mao Liyuan was also shocked when he heard this, and then couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Sure enough, it is worthy of the Kyushu Eagle, and he reacted so quickly, no wonder Zhuang Weizi's attitude has become so fast." ”

Just when Mao Liyuan sighed in his heart, Bei Qisheng and the others in the conference hall showed their feelings of humiliation, and at the same time decided in their hearts that they must settle accounts with Zhuang Weizi and others in the future.

As for Maori Takamoto, while feeling humiliated, he still continued to report: "The last time I went to Matsuyama Castle, the outside of Matsuyama Castle was tight and the inside was loose, and the troops were mobilized very strongly, and nearly half of the troops were divided to Sarukake Castle, which should have been prepared to enter the Luo family in China." ”

Mao Liyuan nodded after hearing this, and then said: "It seems that Zhuang Weizi is also wavering at this time, and the family naturally can't let the Luo family enter Bei China so smoothly, everyone, please listen to the order." ”

"Yes!"

Subsequently, Mao Liyuan once again arranged a plan against the Luo family in response to the situation in China.

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